letter – Edward Blackett to Ralph Loraine – 24 Aug 1713

By - gregpfinch24 Aug 1713
Document Type: letter
Date: 24 Aug 1713
Correspondent: Edward Blackett
Recipient: Ralph Loraine
Archive Source: NRO ZBL 190
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Mr Loraine    							Aug[us]t 24th 17[13]



I Recd y[ou]rs of the 20th and am Sorry the undertaker has paid you £12 Short you may thank y[our] Self for makeing so foolish a bargaine I hope it will learne you to be wiser hereafter when Mewburne has weighd of y[ou]r Ten Tuns [struckout: ‘ready to be weight off shall order Mewburne to go up & weigh it off, & than’] shall send you an order to Receive y[ou]r money of W[illia]m Lowes, I wonder the Work people does not advise the undertaker to carry up levell if they have such hopes of her proveing I will have none of my Lead go to Newcastle this year, neither y[ou]r Slag lead nor the Lead made on the old waste, give harry Tulop this letter & bid him send me an answer by the very first post, I am

      y[ou]r assured Friend

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The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467